The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-25
CITY NOTES.


"A new time table goes into effect on
the Florida Southern on Monday, the
eth inst.
Only three persons were reported in
jured on the rat trap pavement yester-
day, ON Reid street.
Notwithstanding the fact that business
generally is dull. job printing is active at
THE PALATKA News office.
The West End thermometer registered
the following temperature yesterday:
a. m, 800; p. M. 49,; 8 p. m, So.
A couple of opossums, one n few weeks
old, in a cage in front of Mr.. E. T. Lanes
store, attracted some attention yester-
day.
Mr.. Holmes Irwin, of lone, presented
THE PALATKA News with one of the fin
est watermelons of the season-the
melon weighed AL pounds.
1t would seem, from the number of
empty beer kegs at the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West depot, that the
people here drink considerable beer.
Daytona certainly must expect to keep
cool, il the matter can be judged from
the amount of ice that was shipped there
yesterday by the Palatka Ice Company.
A special meeting of the Ladies' Me-
mortal Society will be held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Kennerly at 4. p. m. Mon
day, June 81. A full attendance is re-
quested.
There was only one case before his
Honor, Mayor Teaselale, yesterday, and
that was a ID. and d., for which the de-
linquent was assessed one dollar and
costs.
Hon. ID. l.. McKinnon, a prominent
lawyer of Marianne, Fla, is at the
Saratoga. Mr.. KcKinnon says the crop
prospects of Jackson County are very
good.
The bridge question is benefit to
clearinghouse keepers. The boarders
use up their meal hour in the discussion
of the question. instead of discussing
their food.
MIR. Jules Solomon, of the well known
firm of Saloman & Stockton, Jackson
vile, wholesale cigars and tobacco, is in
the city for few days in the interest of
his business.
MIR. w. j. Jarvis, Superintendent of
the Palatka and st. Augustine Railway,
who was in attendance ON the Citizens
st. Augustine yesterday.
A horse hitched to a dray enlivened
things little yesterday afternoon, by
running from Lemon street down Front,
but was finally stopped on the vacant
lot north of the Putnam House.
Mr.. Joseph, of the firm of Joseph &
Husson, city engineers, had gang of
men at work yesterday cleaning out the
drain near the gas works, which had be-
come choked up by the recent heavy
rains.
Gen. Bentley, of the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railway, came up
from Jacksonville. and no doubt will
look after the interest of his road in the
matter of the bridge across the ST.
Johns.
There were some fine watermeIons
and cantaloupes ut the Florida Southern
freight depot yesterday, consigned to
parties in this city. They were grown
at Mcintosh, ON the line of the above
named road.
MIR. ID. Schermerhorn and family left
yesterday for a visit to Chattanooga
They will probably he gone all summer.
The young ladies of the family left sew
eral weeks ago, much to the regret of
the young gentlemen of the city.
Mr.. X. r. Reid has just received a
fresh lot of groceries, among which can
be found the choice ''Old Dominion
pig and ''Siver Star" hams. besides full
line of canned goods. Mr.. Reid also re-
ceives daily fresh fruits and vegetables.
Mr.. Walter Bent, of East Palatka, is
having his boat repainted and otherwise
overhauled, with the probable intention
of entering the proposed regatta on the
Fourth. Mr.. Bent will not sail the boat
himself as he is to leave for England
shortly.
There will probably be a change of the
freight schedule on the Florida Southern
Railway, to take effect ON Monday, and
the train which arrives at the usual time
In the morning will leave later. The
freight train on the jacksonville, Tam
pa and Ken West will also, it is said
change its schedule to agree with that
of the Florida Southern Railway.
Mr.. Jackson of the firm Of Ackermau
& Jackson, informed a reporter Of TN
PAIATKA NEWS yesterday that an nc
quaintance of his who had left here fol
Taylorsville, KY, writes him that tn.